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February 7, 2023 by achrilock

“He waggled a finger at them, grinning almost mischievously. ‘But remember the price of failure.’”

— Robert Jordan, ‘The Shadow Rising’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/02/2920/

February 6, 2023 by achrilock

“The hypocrisy of condemning weak dictatorships while embracing strong ones destroys American and European credibility and undermines any attempt at global leadership; in fact, it seems to encourage smaller autocracies to aspire to greater ambitions.”

— Garry Kasparov, ‘Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/02/2907/

January 31, 2023 by achrilock

“I pay little attention to such things. The works of the mighty are not for a simple gleeman.”

— Robert Jordan, ‘The Shadow Rising’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/01/2787/

January 29, 2023 by achrilock

“His lip curled. A lord? He would not be a lord if it was offered to him.”

— Robert Jordan, ‘The Shadow Rising’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/01/2755/

January 28, 2023 by achrilock

“‘Turn on the fucking game, man!’ yelled the Blockbusters fan.”

— Christopher Brown, ‘Tropic of Kansas’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/01/2734/

January 26, 2023 by achrilock

“‘All things must grow where they are, according to the Pattern,’ he explained over his shoulder, as if apologizing, ‘and face the turning of the Wheel, but the Creator will not mind if I give just a little help.’”

— Robert Jordan, ‘The Eye of the World’

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https://achrilock.com/2023/01/2691/